Touched by the dead

Description:

Those two days in May seem to be a highpoint in Colin Pinnock's life: a stunning election victory, a new govenment, and junior office for himself. But among the many congratulations he receives is one hostile message, a grubby card asking: 'Who do you think you are?' Is this merely someone putting him back in his place, or do the words have a more profound meaning? Who, indeed, is he? And who were his real parents? As Colin investigates these questions he is led back in time to an old political scandal: a murder case which led to a politician's downfall and disappearance. Events in the present, however, start tangling with those of the past, and he finds himself the object of a series of incidents that at first seem designed to bring down his career with ridicule, but later actually threaten his life. A beautifully written, intriguing mystery in which past crimes come back to haunt today's innocents.

subjects: Psychological fiction,  Fiction,  Politicians,  Mystery fiction,  Scandals,  Murder,  Investigation,  Large type books,  Fiction, thrillers, general,  Fiction, mystery & detective, general,  London (england), fiction,  Politicians, fiction,  Literature and fiction, mystery and suspense,  Fiction, general,  Musicians, fiction,  Fiction, political,  England, fiction

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